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#A1BFBD Color

#A1BFBD is rgb(161, 191, 189) in RGB, hsl(176, 19%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 1%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Opal (#A8C3BC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A1BFBD
HEX#A1BFBD
RGBrgb(161, 191, 189)
HSLhsl(176, 19%, 69%)
HSVhsv(176, 16%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 1%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.033 191.6)
LABlab(75.05% -10.81 -2.56)
LCHlch(75.05% 11.11 193.35)

What #A1BFBD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A1BFBD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#A1BFBD Channel Values

How #A1BFBD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 161 · G 191 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 176° · S 19% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 176° · S 16% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.96:1 vs white · 10.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A1BFBD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A1BFBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A1BFBD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #A1BFBD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A1BFBD.

How #A1BFBD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A1BFBD
Protanopia#BABABD
Protanomaly#B1BCBD
Deuteranopia#B6B6BE
Deuteranomaly#AEBABD
Tritanopia#A1BFBF
Tritanomaly#A1BFBE
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

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Using #A1BFBD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a1bfbd: #A1BFBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A1BFBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a1bfbd': '#A1BFBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.749, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_a1bfbd">#A1BFBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A1BFBD"

More Teal Colors

#A1BFBD sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A1BFBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A1BFBD?

#A1BFBD is a light teal — rgb(161, 191, 189) in RGB and hsl(176, 19%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Opal (#A8C3BC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.26.

What is the RGB value of #A1BFBD?

#A1BFBD is rgb(161, 191, 189) — red 161, green 191, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A1BFBD?

#A1BFBD converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 1%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A1BFBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A1BFBD scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A1BFBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A1BFBD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 11.42, which is visibly different.

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